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1995 Student Essay Contest Winners
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First Place:
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The first prize was awarded to Travis Veriato, a 5th grader at Hilo Union School, Hawaii. Travis interviewed his mother Susan Maeda Veriato, about the May 23, 1960 tsunami.
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Second Place:
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Second prize was awarded to Aaron Gumbs, a 5th grader at Waiakea Elementary School, Hawaii. Aaron interviewed Fusaya Ito, a survivor of the 1960 tsunami.
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Third Place:
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Third prize was given to Malu Debus, a 5th grader at the Hawaiian Language Immersion School of Keaukaha, Hawaii, who interviewed his great grandfather Edward Soares Medeiros, a survivor of the 1946 tsunami. The original essay was written in Hawaiian and then translated into English.
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The seventeen winning stories are on display at the Pacific Tsunami Museum.
All inquiries may be sent to: Pacific Tsunami Museum, PO Box 806, Hilo, HI 96721 or email
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Last Revised November 2007
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